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Offline rk4570

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Cast Bullet Rifle
« on: December 31, 2007, 06:36:58 AM »
After having surgery on my shoulder I am looking for a cast bullet rifle (Less Recoil, easy on the shoulder) & wondering if any one has used C B s in the H&R rifles?  8)
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Re: Cast Bullet Rifle
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2007, 06:56:43 AM »
lots of us have in our BC barrels and pistol cartridge barrels. not sure how many have tried them in bottleneck cartridges but if they have im sure they will chime in.
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Re: Cast Bullet Rifle
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2007, 07:11:34 AM »
I have the same problem,really bad right shoulder.I have gone to cast loads in my 30-30.If you do your part it can be as effective as the jacketed rounds.I am using a 173 gr fngc in my 30-30, get a copy of Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook.It has  many loads for  cast bullets in rifles ..hth    Doug
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Re: Cast Bullet Rifle
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2007, 08:46:02 AM »
I shoot mild cast bullet loads in all my handi rifles with Trailboss or Unique.   I shoot 357, 44 mag, 38-55, and 500 S&W.  All can be very enjoyable to shoot with light recoiling loads.
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Re: Cast Bullet Rifle
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2007, 11:25:13 AM »
rk

About all i shoot anymore in my 30/30 and 45/70 are cast bullets and have been toying with the idea of some in my 218 Bee just to see how they do , if you can get your hands on a copy of the LEE manuel , it has a bunch of loads for cast in rounds like the 30/06 and 308 along with some others that i don't remember .

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Re: Cast Bullet Rifle
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2007, 02:50:56 PM »
I've had good luck with cast bullets in my .357 Maximum Handi. The bore slugs .357", but I'm currently sizing them to .359". The gas-check Lyman 358627, 215 grains, seems to be a good bet for a deer bullet. I have tried the Lyman 311041, a flat-point GC bullet of around 170 grains weight, in my .30-'06 Handi. Results have been okay so far, but the cold and snow up here in Wisconsin have put a damper on load testing recently. Reloder 7 is the only powder I have tried so far in either round with cast bullets. It's the slowest powder used in the .357 Max, and one of the faster ones for the ought-six. It does yield a good reduced-power load in the .30-'06, but a really mild load can be made with a pistol powder like Unique. Another really good powder for the ought-six is SR4759, now distributed by Hodgdon. If you can find it, it makes a wonderful mid-power load with 150 to 200 grain bullets in the .30-'06.

Consult the Lyman cast bullet manual, or as mentioned by Stimpy, the Lee book.
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Re: Cast Bullet Rifle
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2008, 02:32:28 AM »
RK,

They work just fine - name your caliber.  Friend of mine's gone to all CB's in all his rifles, (.22 - .50 calibers) even Handi's.  He had to learn to be a lot pickier with his shots on big game, and he paper patches.  Let us know how you do.

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Re: Cast Bullet Rifle
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2008, 05:43:22 AM »
Thanks for all the info.  8)
 
I will be shooting paper at 100 & 200 so both should be fine!
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Re: Cast Bullet Rifle
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2008, 06:49:28 AM »
I have been a fan of CB's in .30 cal's for some time:  .30-30, .308, .30-06, 7.62x39.  They have all done well.  Right now I have a couple of .30-30's, a Savage 24 and a Savage 340, that shoot CB's very well.  I also have a CZ 527 in 7.62x39 that likes CB's.

With the .30 calibers, you can use round balls for very light loads, or heavier CB's for large game animals such as deer.

My next project is to set up my Handi with a .30-30 barrel and fit up a pistol scope in a "Scout" configuration.  I intend to use it only with cast bullets.  All I need to do is to get the barrel.
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